The Children & Nature Network is leading the movement to connect all children, their families and communities to nature through innovative ideas, evidence-based resources and tools, broad-based collaboration and support of grassroots leadership.

Together we are creating a world in which every child can play, learn and grow in nature.

Together we are creating a world in which every child can play, learn and grow in nature.

In a recent British study by Go Ape, an outdoor adventure facility, surveyed 2,000 British parents and found that traditional outdoor activities may become a thing of the past. The study revealed that kids spend a minimum average of 14 hours a week on electronic devices during summer vacation.

In 2009, Rue Mapp founded Outdoor Afro, an organization that reconnects African Americans to the outdoors. Outdoor Afro uses social media and volunteers to organize outdoor recreational activities for African-Americans all over the country. After just six years there are 30 trained leaders and 7,000 active members in cities across the United States.